Likely to earn nominations are Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), James Franco (127 Hours), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and last year’s winner Jeff Bridges (True Grit). But Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version), Ryan Gosling (Blue Valentine) and Robert Duvall (Get Low) also have a shot, but longer ones.

Best Supporting Actor

Possibilities include Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech), Michael Douglas (Wall Street 2), Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right) and Andrew Garfield (The Social Network). But it seems like Christian Bale (The Fighter) will take the lead.

Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole) and Annete Bening (The Kids are All Right) will likely make the list. But Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) and Julianne Moore (The Kids are All Right) are longer shots.

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams (The Fighter) and Melissa Leo (The Fighter) are likely to be nominated along with Jacki Weaver(Animal Kingdom), Hailey Steinfeld (True Grit) and most likely Mila Kunis for (Black Swan).

Best Director

Joel David Coen and Ethan Jesse Cohen (True Grit), Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech), David Fincher (The Social Network), and Christopher Nolan (Inception) will likely be nominated. And Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) and David O. Russell for (The Fighter) are possibilities.

Best Picture

Likely to be nominated are The Social Network, The King’s Speech, Toy Story 3, True Grit, The Fighter, Black Swan and Inception. But The Town and Winter’s Bone are possibilities.